【推荐1】People who are at your age, like your classmates, are called peers. When they influence you on your decision or action, it’s called peer pressure. All of us, at some point in our lives, have had to deal with peer pressure.

Recent studies have shown that peer pressure might cause an upside to you. It can make you reflect on your actions and make changes to your ways to become a better one. Observing others working hard to reach their goals will definitely encourage you to make a great effort to achieve something positive. When a teen knows that his teammates are practicing hard to become better players then it will directly affect his own performance. He will put in twice the time and energy to raise the level of his game and ensure he has a place on the team.

Having a group that brings positive peer pressure can also help you pick up healthy habits that can shape both your personality and your future. For example, when a child knows that some of his friends regularly read storybooks, he may get into the habit of reading. Seeing that his friends exercise daily, even he may take up the habit.

Just as some influences can be positive, some can be negative too. Peer pressure sometimes can make a dip in your self-confidence. Some kids give in to peer pressure because they want to be liked, or because they worry that others might make fun of them if they don’t go along with the group. The idea that “everyone’s doing it” can influence them to leave their better judgment behind. Besides, it is common for teenagers to think that nobody understands them and that the whole world is against them. The influence of peer pressure is such that it keeps them completely away from their family and friends who mean well. They just shut themselves off and fall into bad company.

It’s likely that you’ve experienced the effect of peer pressure in different areas, ranging from the clothes you wear to the music you listen to. Sometimes it can be hard to resist(抵抗) and you may feel forced to do something you’re uncomfortable with. So being aware of and carefully choosing the influence of peers that will lead to healthy and happy experiences is a lifelong process.

1. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．A quick reaction.

B．A positive effect.

C．A serious challenge.

D．A possible conflict.

2. According to Paragraph 4, peer pressure can get teenagers to ____.

A．become less self-confident

B．provide a model for teammates

C．make fun of their peers.

D．improve relationship with family members

3. What does the author advise us to do about peer pressure?

A．Just follow the trends ranging from clothes to music.

B．Accept it all because it is hard to resist.

C．Stay clear-minded and choose the influence wisely.

D．Fit into a healthy and happy lifestyle.

4. Which column(栏目)is the text probably taken from?

A．Science

B．People

C．Opinion

D．Entertainment

【推荐2】Caring too much about others’ views was energy-consuming and unnecessary. No matter what you do or say, or how you act, people will always give their opinions about you.     1     Otherwise, you’ll allow others’ opinions to not only hurt you, but often discourage you. Here are ways to stop caring about what other people think of you.

Remember not everyone cares.     2     They’re always too busy thinking about their families, work, and whatever else to think about you.

Think about what you want to be. If others’ opinions influence your life, you should handle them in your power and ask yourself, what do you want? Are you making these choices only to impress others?     3    

Accept not everyone will like you. In life, some people will like you and others might not.

    4     But most of the time, some people don’t like you, which has nothing to do with you. There will be people accepting all of you and there will be people supporting you in the world. These are the people who deserve to walk with you.

    5     You may worry about ending up looking like a fool because of a mistake, but mistakes are unavoidable. When you overcome your fear of making mistakes, you will be unstoppable. One way to deal with anxieties is to make a list of all the possible things that could go wrong.

A．Don’t let them disturb you.

B．Face the mistakes bravely.

C．The key choice is what you prefer to be.

D．The only important thing is letting off anger.

E．People all around you are busy with their things.

F．It is really hard to face someone who has negative views of you.

G．Your decisions, from this angle, will help you become self-confident.